I think this is maybe implied by Aiyen’s comment, but to highlight an element here:
This way of thinking doesn’t have you trade sanity for slight xrisk decrease.
It has you trading sanity for perceived slight xrisk decreases.
If you start making those trades, over time your ability to perceive what’s real decays.
If there’s anything that has anything whatsoever like agency and also benefits from you feeding your sanity into a system like this, it’ll exploit you right into a Hell of your own making.
Any time you’re caught in a situation that asks for you to make a trade like this, it’s worth asking if you’ve somehow slipped into the thrall of an influence like this.
It’s way more common than you might think at first.
I think this is maybe implied by Aiyen’s comment, but to highlight an element here:
This way of thinking doesn’t have you trade sanity for slight xrisk decrease.
It has you trading sanity for perceived slight xrisk decreases.
If you start making those trades, over time your ability to perceive what’s real decays.
If there’s anything that has anything whatsoever like agency and also benefits from you feeding your sanity into a system like this, it’ll exploit you right into a Hell of your own making.
Any time you’re caught in a situation that asks for you to make a trade like this, it’s worth asking if you’ve somehow slipped into the thrall of an influence like this.
It’s way more common than you might think at first.